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Stupid Cupid | Season One

Four best friends seek to fix modern love with their new dating app. They're sent on a wild chase throughout New York when the app takes on a mind of its own, forcing them to look at their own failing love lives as they struggle to fix it.

The entire first season runs 47 minutes, but each of the seven episodes is 3-10 minutes in duration. We have included episodes 1-5 here, but are happy to edit the number of episodes needed for your festival.

  • Yaroslav Altunin
    Director
    Neptune, The Park, Lies, Anna
  • Yaroslav Altunin
    Writer
    Absence of Courage, City of Stars
  • Sarah Randall Hunt
    Writer
    3 Days
  • Desiree Staples
    Producer
    Take Me to Tarzana, Circus Person, Mia's Night Out
  • Elizabeth Bates
    Producer
    Writhing, Pretext, Buttercup
  • Sarah Randall Hunt
    Producer
    June, Three Days, Keep Coming Back
  • Joanna Sotomura
    Key Cast
    "Harper"
    NCIS, Emma Approved, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  • JJ Hawkins
    Key Cast
    "Steview"
    All Rise, The Red Line, Criminal Minds
  • Wayne T. Carr
    Key Cast
    "Reed"
    Justice League, Denzel's Upcoming Macbeth, Stuck in the Middle, Swat
  • Zina Wilde
    Key Cast
    "Chelsea"
    Billions, Madoff, Chuck
  • Sarah Randall Hunt
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
    Unfinished Business, Chronic, Black-ish
  • Tyler Hollinger
    Key Cast
    "Loren"
    Man Babies, Certified Guidance, #Cake
  • Andrea Kinnerk
    Cinematographer
    Limerence, Graybeard, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
  • Project Type:
    Web / New Media
  • Genres:
    Romance, comedy, dramedy, web series, LGBTQIA, LGBTQ
  • Runtime:
    17 minutes 46 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    April 30, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    24,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • DWF
    Hollywood
    United States
    August 28, 2021
    North American Premiere
  • NYC Media Showcase
    New York
    United States
    September 15, 2021
    Television Premiere, NY Premiere
  • Seoul WebFest
    Seoul
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
    August 21, 2021
    Best Comedy Nominee
  • Queen Palm Film Festival
    Palm Springs
    United States
    January 19, 2022
    TBA
    Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Web Series
Director Biography - Yaroslav Altunin

A Russian-born writer and director, Yaroslav Altunin was raised in a family of dancers and classical musicians, opening the door to a career in the arts early in his life. After working with local filmmakers in Washington and Arizona on feature films, documentaries, and music videos, Yaroslav moved to Los Angeles to continue developing his career in film and television. With an English Literature degree from Arizona State University and an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of California, Los Angeles, Yaroslav's work focuses on character-driven stories set in grounded science-fiction worlds that explore humanity and existentialism.

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Director Statement

I have always been intrigued by the evolution of dating. From Jane Austen to Say Anything and now Tinder. Our adventures in finding love, sex, or whatever lies in between are quite frankly the foundation of all stories.

Stupid Cupid is a story about just that. Dating and love in a millennial/GenZ world. Bon the dating experiences creator Sarah and her friends had in New York, I was inspired by the diversity, not only in the characters, but the kinds of love people are seeking.

We’re a far cry from Pride and Prejudice, and in the 2020’s, no two people want the same thing. Everything is a spectrum— sexual orientation, gender, and even love. I’m particularly proud of that concept within Stupid Cupid and hope that this story will give a voice to people who don’t fit a mold. The uniqueness of their expression is what gives them beauty, not the confines of a mold.